--- title: Inside Government Schools Latest News, Blog and Insights | Lauren Powell description: Lauren Powell is Head of Portfolio for IG Schools, leading on the generation of national conferences, discussion forums, and tailored training events, as well as informative content and resources, for all those working across primary and secondary education in the UK. Engaging regularly with stakeholders from across the sector, Lauren aims to ensure everything produced by IG Schools is timely, relevant, and will deliver optimum impact for the education community. Committed to providing value and impact for both IG Schools subscribers and those interacting with our work more broadly, Lauren is always eager to chat with colleagues from across the sector and can be contacted via Linkedin below --- [![inclusive classroom](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/Stock%20images/Cute%20pupils%20smiling%20around%20a%20globe%20in%20classroom%20with%20teacher%20at%20the%20elementary%20school.jpeg) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/inclusive-classroom) ### [How to Create an Inclusive Classroom for a Diverse Student Body](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/inclusive-classroom) [![tackle abuse](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/Student%20Mental%20Wellbeing.png) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/everyones-safer-in-schools) ### [Working Together to Ensure ‘Everyone’s Safer’ in Schools](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/everyones-safer-in-schools) [![esafety in schools](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/AdobeStock_265437750-min-1.jpeg) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/safety-in-schools-your-guide-to-safeguarding-pupils) ### [eSafety in Schools: Your Guide to Safeguarding Pupils](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/safety-in-schools-your-guide-to-safeguarding-pupils) [![SEND](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/pexels-christina-morillo-1181421%20COMPRESSED.jpg) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/local-authority-send-officers) [Wellbeing and Inclusion](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/tag/wellbeing-and-inclusion) ### [Gaining the Views of Local Authority SEND Officers](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/local-authority-send-officers) [![mfl uptake](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/Stock%20images/Cute%20pupils%20smiling%20around%20a%20globe%20in%20classroom%20with%20teacher%20at%20the%20elementary%20school.jpeg) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/all-mfl-uptake) [Teaching & Learning](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/tag/teaching-learning) ### [The Association of Language Learning on Increasing MFL Update at KS4](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/all-mfl-uptake) [![send](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/Networking%20at%20LHIS%204.jpg) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/lessons-from-send-conference) [SEND Conference](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/tag/send-conference) ### [Lessons from the 2022 SEND Conference for the 2022-23 Academic Year](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/lessons-from-send-conference) [![learning](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/Online%20Interactive%20Training_%20Learning%20How%20to%20Enhance%20the%20Social%20and%20Emotional%20Development%20of%20Your%20Pupils.jpg) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/what-are-special-educational-needs) [SEND Conference](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/tag/send-conference) ### [What Are Special Educational Needs?](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/what-are-special-educational-needs) [![pupil premium](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/shutterstock_402480526.jpg) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/boosting-attainment-through-pupil-premium) [Pupil Premium Conference](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/tag/pupil-premium-conference) ### [Boosting Attainment Through Pupil Premium](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/boosting-attainment-through-pupil-premium) [![pupil premium](https://d2rty5wuu5bi5t.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJyc24tYnVja2V0Iiwia2V5IjoiY29udGVudC9QUC1waWMuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo4MiwicHJvZ3Jlc3NpdmUiOnRydWUsInRyZWxsaXNRdWFudGlzYXRpb24iOnRydWUsIm92ZXJzaG9vdERlcmluZ2luZyI6dHJ1ZSwib3B0aW1pemVTY2FucyI6dHJ1ZX0sInJlc2l6ZSI6eyJ3aWR0aCI6MTIwMCwiaGVpZ2h0IjoxMDE4LCJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciJ9LCJzaGFycGVuIjp0cnVlfX0=) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/pupil-premium-resources) [Pupil Premium Conference](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/tag/pupil-premium-conference) ### [Pupil Premium Strategy: 2 Essential Resources for School Leaders](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/pupil-premium-resources) [![ofsted framework](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/Optimized-AdobeStock_84461525-1-1.jpeg) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/ofsted-framework-what-it-means-for-schools-and-how-to-prepare) ### [Ofsted Framework 2021: What It Means For Schools and How to Prepare](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/ofsted-framework-what-it-means-for-schools-and-how-to-prepare) [![ginny bootman](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/Ginny%20(1).jpg) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/3-ts-for-sencos) [SEND Conference](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/tag/send-conference) ### [The 3 T’s for SENCOs: Time, Technology and Trust](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/3-ts-for-sencos) [![mel stephenson](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/mel%20stephenson.png) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/teaching-and-mental-health) ### [Teaching and Mental Health: Ensuring Emotional Availability to Learn](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/teaching-and-mental-health) [![cost of school](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/Edtech%20blog%20image-jpg-1.jpeg) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/cost-of-the-school-day) ### [The Cost of the School Day in England](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/cost-of-the-school-day) [![working together](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/MacIntyre.jpg) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/life-that-makes-sense-to-me) ### [5 Top Tips for Person and Family Centred Transition in Education](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/life-that-makes-sense-to-me) [![inclusive sensory classroom](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/Stock%20images/Pupils%20raising%20hand%20during%20geography%20lesson%20in%20classroom%20at%20the%20elementary%20school.jpeg) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/sense-and-sensitivity-creating-an-inclusive-sensory-environment) ### [Sense and Sensitivity: Creating an Inclusive Sensory Environment](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/sense-and-sensitivity-creating-an-inclusive-sensory-environment) [![SEND and behaviour](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/rsz_1t-levels.png) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/the-covid-effect-behaviour-issues-linked-to-covid-19-and-send-and-the-implications-for-schools) ### [The COVID Effect: Behaviour Issues Linked to COVID-19 and SEND and the Implications for Schools ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/the-covid-effect-behaviour-issues-linked-to-covid-19-and-send-and-the-implications-for-schools) [![supporting students 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[![edtech](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/RJH-casual-landscape-highres.jpg) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/a-new-era-of-learning) ### [A New Era of Learning in a Post-Pandemic World](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/a-new-era-of-learning) [![introverts in the classroom](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/hubfs/joanna%20rawbone%20square.jpg) ](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/how-to-fix-introvert-misconceptions-in-the-classroom) ### [How to Fix Introvert Misconceptions in the Classroom: 3 Top Tips](https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/schools/how-to-fix-introvert-misconceptions-in-the-classroom)